A wet pipe sprinkler system is an automatic sprinkler system in which the water supply valve is open and the system is always filled with water at supply pressure. For this reason, they are the fastest at catching fire and the easiest to maintain. Wet piping systems are installed where indoor temper Read More

Hypoxic air technology for fire preventionHypoxic air technology for fire protection, also known as Oxygen Reduction System (ORS), is an active fire protection technology based on permanently reducing the oxygen concentration in a protected room. Unlike traditional fire suppression systems, which ty Read More

A flammable liquid is a liquid that is readily ignited in air at ambient temperature, i.e. it has a flash point at or below the nominal threshold temperature defined by many national and international standards organizations.The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administratio Read More

The purpose of this news is to explain the principles of safe chemical storage in laboratories and to provide guidance on best practice. It is not a definitive guide and in all cases the material safety data sheet [MSDS] for the substance must be referred to in order to determine safe storage conditions and any incompatibilities. Read More